Elizabeth I (Part 1)

Part 1 of 2. Winner of nine Emmy(R) Awards, including Outstanding Miniseries! Helen Mirren and Jeremy Irons star in this HBO Films miniseries about the public and private lives of Queen Elizabeth I in the latter half of her 45-year reign. Part 1 follows the tempestuous relationship between Elizabeth and the Earl of Leicester through war, treason, illness and a French suitor.